Oct. 14 Goodbye Solo 7:30 PM
Ramin Bahrani
91 minutes, USA, 14A Cast: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diane Franco Galindo
Solo, a Senegalese taxi driver in Winston-Salem, NorthCarolina picks up a 70 year old passenger, William who books him 2 weeks hence, for a ride to a distant mountaintop. During their discourse, Solo realizes that William has a tragic plan for the trip’s end and decides to befriend the man and dissuade him from his goal. Solo displays a remarkable goodness and lacks the North American self-consciousness about relationships. The resulting extraordinary performances fill the screen with a portrait of natural charisma and genuine human kindness.
Director Filmography Ramin Bahrani was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1975. He received his BA from Columbia University in New York City. Other film releases to his credit include Strangers (2000), Man Push Cart (2005) and Chop Shop (2007). Goodbye Solo (2008) had its North American premiere at theToronto International Film Festival.
Tickets:
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Individual tickets are available during the week prior to the film at the Huronia Museum or are sold subjec to availability at the door of the Galaxy Theatre.
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